Zeidan Atashi, an Israeli Druze Arab will be speaking
on the current crisis in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 16, at
7:30 p.m. at the Kosher Kitchen in West Hall.
Atashi was the former senior advisor to the minister
of education and cultural affairs of Israel and is the author of
the recent book Druze and Jews in Israel – A Shared
Destiny?
He has had an extensive career in the Israeli
Foreign Service, including postings to the United Nations and as consul
in New York City, becoming the first non-Jewish Israeli to hold
a diplomatic post. From 1977 to 1989 Atashi served two terms
in the Knesset as its first Druze member.
The talk is sponsored by the College's Israel Culture Club.